Electrical / Instrument Tradesperson

New Zealand Steel, a wholly owned subsidiary of BlueScope, manufactures and markets a range of flat rolled steel products for the building, construction, manufacturing, and agricultural sectors.  You may know us for our flagship COLORSTEEL® brand.

We are currently looking for an experienced Electrical / Instrument Tradesperson to join the Steelmaking team on a permanent basis. 

What you will be doing

Your primary responsibility will be to maintain and repair electrical and instrumentation equipment in the Steelmaking Plant, ideally, you will be qualified in Instrumentation & Control or be working towards this. This position is within a well-established team that prides itself on implementing innovative solutions to ensure quality outcomes are achieved.

Your day-to-day duties will include:

• Carrying out preventative maintenance and repair work ensuring quality outcomes are achieved.
• Monitoring of the plant and equipment
• Providing technical support, operational investigation, and fault-finding
  

This is a Monday – Friday day position but from time to time you may be required to work extended hours for shift cover, shutdowns, or supporting breakdowns, occasional callouts may be required. 

What you will bring to the role

To be successful in this role you will need to have a strong team focus, excellent communication skills, and an uncompromising attitude to safety.  With a high degree of responsibility, you will need to be confident to work independently as well as have the capability to plan, organize, and delegate responsibilities to others when called for. 

Along with the ability to produce high-quality work in a timely manner, you will have solid analytical skills and be able to trouble-shoot with a problem-solving approach, your key skills and experience will include:

• An Electrical Registration, Electrical Trade Certificate, and a current practicing license
• NZQA Instrument Measurement & Control or equivalent is preferred.
• Previous experience working within an industrial environment. 
• Excellent communication skills 
• Can work autonomously but also be a great team player. 

What we can offer

Being part of the BlueScope brand makes us a strong and successful global company offering connections throughout the world and providing access to resources and tools from the wider business. We believe our people are our strength and embrace diversity and inclusion as we aim to have the right people in the right roles to move us into the future. We have opportunities for learning and development, unique work location, onsite medical centre, free parking, an excellent remuneration package and a supportive team environment. 

Does this sound like the next step in your career? Click ‘Apply’ now!

If you encounter any accessibility barriers to our standard recruitment process, please reach out to NZSRecruitment@bluescopesteel.com so they can support you to participate equitably in our recruitment and selection process.